Chair and leg rest combination



July 11, 195o l KSON EVAL July l1, 1950 2,514,447

S. B. HENDRICKSON ET AL CHAIR AND LEG REST COMBINATION Filed Feb. 4,1949 4 Sheets-Sheet 3 July l1, 1950 s. B. HENDRlcKsoN ETAL. 2,514,447

CHAIR AND LEG REST COMBINATION 4 sheets-sheet 4 Filed Feb. 4, 1949 .NJe? A Patented July 11, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE Y 2,514,447CHAIR AND LEG REST COMBINATION Severin B. Hendrickson, Templeton; andvRobertl N. Owler, Fitchburg, Mass.,as'signors toY Heywood-WakefieldCompany, Gardner, Mass., a corporation of Massachusetts ApplicationFebruary 4, 1949; serallNo; '14,556

12 claims. (c1. 15s-171)A This invention relates to chairandv legrestcombinations and more particularly to upholstered chairs having legrests which stow beneath the chair seats. In one aspect thisinventionrelates to novel'suspensionimechanism and sitowage arrangementsfor leg rests'by'means ofwhich the leg rest may be elevated from astowed position under an upholstered chair to the level of' the chairseat without being inconveniently near the iioor to reach in the stowedposition and without sacrificing critical cushioning space within thechair seat.l In another aspect, thisinvention relates tornovelllsuspension mechanism for leg rests used with'railroad car chairsor the like by means of which the leg rest may be elevated to a positionfree and clear ofthe chair frame for purposes of rotating the saidchairs.

One of the principal difficulties nin designing leg rests for railroadcar chairs'or the'like is the provision of adequate space for the legrests.` Generally speaking, the spacing between railroad l car ychairsis suflicient kto provide knee and leg room, but not to accommodatev legrest mechanism as well.

Various attempts have been made in the pastl to devise satisfactory legrests-for this purpose, but hitherto none have vmetvwith any appreciablesuccess. One attempt involved stowing a legrrest in a recess inthe backofea'ch chair for use by the person sitting nefitbehind. Such a 'legrest,

however, takes up' vital knee. room'when in the" stowed position; andtoraiseor lower it, inevitably shakes the chair ahead; disturbing theoccupant.

This design has the additional 'disadvantageof consuming-space inithechair back which might otherwise be used for-back cushioning.

Another type of leg rest developed in the pastslides directly into lthecushion box of the-v chair seat Vand may` be pulled vforward for use.The

principal disadvantage of -this latter type oileg rest is that itl takesup lspace lwithin the seatcushion which would'otherwisebe available forsprings, andtherefore the cushion does not have the depth or resiliencydesired.

`Leg rests which drop downand fold under thechair seat have also beenused in the past, but` in the case of upholstered furniture having anysubstantial seat depth, it is difculttoconstruct leg rests which can beconveniently pulled up to the level of the chair seat and still bestowed under the chair without taking up vital spring room. In the pastsuch leg rests have had to be` so near the floor that reaching for themhas been inconvenient or else it has been necessary to tip thechair seatup to pull them out. This latter 2 type isobviusly inconvenient las wellas'being impossible to use in railroad cars or other public' seatingarrangements:y e

Another disadvantagefin legl rests which fold underneath-the seat',particularly applicable to railroad car seatsy-is'that theyxinterferewith rotating the chairior the purpose of facing in the oppositedirection. In general. hitherto known leg rests for car seats andthelikef have'alsobeen expensive to manufacture. In"l ordertof-providemechanism for elevatingy themv -to'the'chair seat level they havegenerally employed numerous moving parts also renderin'gl'themdiflicultto keep clean and maintain-inf proper working-condition It 'isanobje'ctof our invention to provide a l tilting thechairupward.y v t Anadditionalobject'of our invention is to provide -a-leg restforthe-railroad car chair or the like which may bestowed beneaththe chairseat,`

elevated to a leg restV position convenient for use by the chairoccupantv and whichfmay be further 4elevated to a'position'r above thechair seat'where it will not interfere withthe'r'otating of the chair.It is-a further object: of'ourinvention to provide means for-securingsuch aleg rest in the said position above the'chair seat so that thechair may be` rotated/without danger ofthe leg rest dropping duringthe-rotating operation;

4It is an additional lobject of our invention to provide means`for'preventing the leg rest from droppingsharply` froml its uppermostposition to the stowed position beneath the seat, and to provide othermeans for-holding the legrest in the stowed position under the seat.

In. the accomplishment of these objects, we

employ an "upholstered" 'chair cushioned in the seat area by innerspringsandv a' thick top layer of foam rubber. Near the front of thecushioned seat-we provide fa pairi'of pivot bearings, one

at each side within the `seat frame near the top.`

The leg rest-"is pivotally. mountedI on these bearings -for rotationfinfrontfoi'the' chairI seat from a position substantially above the seatto a stowed position partly within a recess in the lower forward part ofthe seat and partly under the seat. The leg rest comprises an upper,calf rest section pivotally connected to a lower, heel rest section, andwhen set up as a leg rest, slopes forward from the chair seat. To stowthe leg rest merely requires lifting the calf restsection high enough toallow the heel rest to pivot backward, pivoting it backward, and thendepressing the calf rest until both sections of the leg rest havereached the stowed position under Vthe chair.

It is a feature of our invention that the lower I forward corner of theseat cushiony box is recessed to receive the upper part ofthe calf restin the stowed position, and that an intermediate spring supportingstructure is providedbetween the two leg rest bearings. Thus; the calfrest is not too low to be conveniently reached by the chair occupantwhile at the same time vital cushioning across thefront of the seat hasnot been lost.- i

It is an additional feature of our invention that, although the leg restis partially housed in the lower forward part of the seat cushion box.the full depth of the central part of the cushion box is available forinner springs andcushioning. A .n

A further feature of our inventionis a simple locking means formaintaining the leg rest in a position above the seat cushionforpurposes of rotating the chair and clearing underneath the chair. Thelock serves to secure the lower, heel rest portion of the leg rest tothe upper, calf rest portion when the latteris in the fully elevatedposition above the seat, such that the bottom of the heel rest portionabuts against the bottom of the seat preventing the leg rest frompivoting to a lower position. ,l

An additional feature of our invention lies in the use of two springretarders disposed to intercept the path of each of the pivot ,linkswhich connect the leg rest to the pivot bearings. O ne retarder preventsthe leg rest vfrom dropping sharply from the chair pivot position, andthe other retains the leg rest in thestowedposition.

It is an additional feature of our inventionA that we provide a pair ofwheels,-one on each side of the lower corners of theheelrest for thepurpose of allowing smooth movement of the heel rest along the floorinto the stowed position,l

and to prevent marring the iioor.

Further objects and features of our invention will best be understoodand appreciated from a detailed description of a Vpreferred.,embodimentthereof, selected for purposes of illustration and shown in theaccompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in perspective ofthe leg. rest of our invention as usedwith a railroad recliner chair and showing the leg rest both set up foruse and in the stowed position,.

Fig. 2 is a View in perspective in side elevation showing the leg restin the elevated, chair-rotating position and showing the railroad car.chair partially rotated,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view in `front elevation along the lines 3-3 ofFigs. l'. and 4,showing the inner construction of the seat cushionboxand with the leg rest in the stowed position,

Fig. 4 is a plan View along `the lines 4-4 of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view in side elevation along the lines 5-5 of Fig.3, with the `inner springs.

removed from the forward partof the seat for purposes of clarity, andshowing in phantom the lever l'g rest in the chair-rotating position,the leg lest position, and the stowed position,

Fig. 6 is a view in side elevation along the lines 6-6 of Fig. 3,showing the pivot link and retarders, and

Fig. is a sectional view in rear elevation of the bullet lock along thelines 1-1 of Fig. 5.

,In the preferred embodiment of our invention herein shown, we employ aconventional double seat railroad recliner chair, shown in Fig. 1, andhaving a base frame IU, side arms I2, cushion backs I4, and cushionseats I6. The backs I4 may be released by operation of a hand i8connected to suitable linkage (not shown), and reclined to a positionindicated in phantom at 2U. The seats I6 are covered with fabric I5 inthe conventional manner and are cushioned internally by means of innersprings I8 separated from a foam rubber top layer 2l by a wire frame 25.

The leg rest includes a calf cushion 22 and a heel rest 24 and ispivotally connected to the forward 'part of each seat I6 as will beexplained below. The calf cushion 422 includes a foam rubber top layerand a fabric covering similar to the seats Iliand is supported by aframe 23 which may preferably vbe of rectangular hollow metalconstruction. The heel rest 24 is mounted within tubular frame 28pivotally connected to the calf cushion frame 23 by bearings 30 and isprovided at the lower end of the heel rest 24 with two wheels 32, one oneach side, for the purpose of allowing the heel rest 24 to move smoothlyalong the oor into the stowed position as will be explained more indetail below. The tubular frame 28 of the heel rest 24 extends along thesides of the said heel rest 24 parallel to it and then bends sharplydownward below the end of the heel rest 24 for the purpose of elevat-.ing the said heel rest 24 a convenient distance from the floor when inthe leg rest position. A hand strap 34 issecured to the lower frontcorner of the calf cushion 22 and is made of suitably sti material tomaintain it in a forward position'where it may be conveniently reachedfor elevating the leg rest. In order to rotate the car chair, asillustra-ted in Fig. 2, the composite leg rest may be elevated to aposition substantially above the seat I6 and locked in that position aswill be further explained below.

When Vthe leg rest yisset up for use the calf cushion 22 and the heelrest '24 come into alignment with their top surfaces'in the same planesloping' forward atiapproximately 30 below the horizontal. In thisposition, the frame 28 of the heel rest24 comes up against stops 36secured to the calf cushion frame 23 which hold the leg rest rigidlyagainst further downward movement.

The chair seatv IB is provided with a horizontal base plate 44 uponwhich the inner springs I9 are mounted in the central and rear areas ofthe seat and to which the lower margin of the fabric I5 is secured.Tubular hook members 45 and support blocks 41 having ber caps 49 aresecured to the bottom of the seat base plate 44 for the purpose ofsupporting the seat I6 upon the chair frame I0.

The calf cushion 22 is connected by means of links 26 to pivot bearings38 mounted at each side within the upper forward portion of the seat I6.The bearings 38 are each supported by a rigid frame made of hollowrectangular metal tubes suitably connected to each other by welding orbrazing and bolted to the seat base plate 44. The

thfavailability ofcushioning space in the for-.

ward wall il. In order toprovide as much cushioningas possible abovethebearings and at the' saine ytime allow the calf cushions 22 to beeievate'd above/the seat 'It' 4ui@ links' 2e are Y formed in anYexaggerated hook shape such that wh'enthev calf cushionl 22 is in thefully elevated position,'the links 26 extend forward from thehearings`f38, outward through the forward wall f1 and thenv upwardandover the foam ruberzl., y l A 'Fuithermore, ritis important to keepthev gap, betweeny the"ca1f cushion 22 and the seat i6 at aminimum-'when'the leg rest is set up for use,'and tov this en'd the calfcushion 22 is given a'decided rearward slope from the point whereitconnects to the 'links26. Thus, when in position for use the calfcushion rearwall slopestoward the seat an'di'no subs'tantial'gap existsubetween the leg rest Yand the seat. Y Turning' attention now to thestowed position of the calf cushion 22,` it must be borne in mind thatthe hand strap 34 of the cushion 22 must not be so near the floor thatit is inconvenient Ito reach. And on ythe other'hand the calf cushion 22must be stowed without sacrificing too much cushion depth. In order tomeet thesetwo competing factors, the calf rest is lodged in a recess 52(see Fig. l) in the lower forward portion of the `seat I6'. The bottomplate 4d of the seat I6v is recessed accordingly to receive thecushion22,. and the bearings 3S and their struts Ml flank the recess 52.However, since the calf cushion 22 enters the recess 52 at a point wellbelow the bearings 3,8, an intermediate spring supporting frame isplaced between the said bearings to augment the cushioning of theforward wall .il ofthe seat I6 between the bearings 38. The saidintermediate frame includes a base plate d5;

Inprder to. isolate the'lbearings 3 8 .fromthe foam .rubberV 2| and theinner springs i9, inner walls '46 and outer wallsl 51%y arev providedflanking.

each side of the bearings.,3 6 and their struts 4D. The inner walls,aremounted on eachside of theinterniediate frame basell6, andthe outerwalls 5 4 are `mountedoutward from the struts 40 0n the seat base plate14.y lThe outer side yWalls 54 extend forward and join witha forwardcorner member 62 while the inner side walls 48 extend upto the forwardwall4 Il.l Each of thesaid side wallseXtend upward to the level .of thefoam.

rubber andbackward far enough to accommodate the linksin tha'stowedposition/, Sgheetrznetal coverings 5,6 are securedto the sidewalls 1,8laiid @spanning the een. across theirtopsand. taille. fear .-Hewever..the Vopening between the..inr.1er side wallsy48 and the corner` members62 to the front arewleft, uncoveredA either by;` metal or the fabric I5.andl form Y`recesses l55` (see Fig. y1) to allow passage of the links,26 to the fully elevated position, v'lhus; itwill beevident that thelareas offthegseat I- Babove thebearings 38 will be cushionredgbyythefull thickness of the foam rubber 24|, while, the area between thebearings 38, the cus,l'iioningv of the foam rubber layer 2l will beaugmented bythe inner springs I9. Furthermore, iii-the areas ofthe seatI6 tothe rear of the, iriterrnediate. frame, the inner springs. I3yrnaydoe extended to the full depth ofthe ,seatqlith this arrangement,4cushioningE in the cent l most important part of the Seatis. notimpaired- While-th cushioning in .the forward part of the seat Yisamplsf-,su iiicie nt .l

i The, i. egv rest herein described pivots freely about 1Lthe bearings38; and when inthe stowed position would normally rock forward andbackwardY with the motion of -the train. yIn-order to. prevent this and,tov provide means;V for holding the ,leg rest the stowed position,.weprovide retarders made of spring metal strips 64 mounted upon supportblocks which in turnaresecured on, the inside of the outer side walls54. The strips 64, are eachben t to form laterally extending humpsindicated lat 'l0 and are held by thesupport blocks 6,8 with the saidhumps intercepting the path of the links 26,when lthe calf cushion22isin the stowed position. The strips Stare .each reinforced beneaththeirhumped portions ,by rubber fillers l2.k one end of each strip, 66is .secured tothe supports 68 with the other ends free to slide when thelinks 26 depress the humpsll.; It-will benoted that the strips 64 arealigned roughly tangent to the path of the part of each link 26 whichengages the said strips, thus vpromoting a free sliding movement ofthelinksZover the humps 10.

In addition to providing retarding means` for holding Athe leg rest inthe stowed position, additionall spring. metal strips 66 are providedfor the purpose ofretarding the fall of the leg rest from the elevatedposition. The strips 66 are locatedto intercept the links 26 in theirforward arc. They are supported by lower extensions T4 'of Athe'corner.members 62, and extend upward alongthesurface ofthe corner members62 adjacent .to the recess 55 Similarly to the strips 6 4, `thestripsare bent to form humps 16 having rubber fillers 18.v They are likewisedisposed roughly tangent to the path of the links 26, have one end freeto slide, and depress when in contact with theilinks 26.

With reference to Fig. 6, it will be evident that thelinks 26, when inthe stowed position of the 'leg rest (indicated in full lines), extendimmediately beyond the apex of the hump 'I6 of the strips 64 and serveto hold the leg rest in the said stowed position. When the leg rest isin a position roughly between the fully elevated position and the legrest position, the links 26 will be located substantially as indicatedat in Fig. 6, and will come in contact with the hump 16 of the strips66. It is further to be noted that, in the leg rest position indicatedin phantom at 82 in Fig. 6, the links 26 will have passed beyond thehumps 'i6 of the strips 66.

In order to facilitate rotating the chair, mechanism is provided forlocking the leg rest in the fully,l elevatedposition, and includes a.metal socket 84, located in each side wall of the heel rest 24, aplunger 86 having 'a rounded head 88 and a. flange S at its outer endadapted to iit into the socket. The plunger 86 extends into the socket84 and passes through its base. A helical compression spring 92surrounds the plunger 86 within the socket 84, the said spring 92 abutsagainst the bottom of the socket 84, and bearing at its other endagainst the flange 90, urges the plunger 86 outwardly. The plunger 86,however, is retained within the socket 84 by a retaining pin 94 fittinginto a slot 9S in the inner` end of the plunger 85l thus the outwardmotion of the plunger 86 is stopped While at the same time thesaidplunger may be moved inward against the force of the spring 92.

When the heel rest 24 is folded toward the calf cushion 22, the roundedheads 88 of the plungers 86 are depressed by the links 26 and slide intosuitably counterbored holes 96 in the links 2B. Thus it will be seen (inFig. that, when the calf cushion 22 is in the fully elevated position,the heel rest 24 may be jackknifed towards the calf cushion 22 andlocked in such position. It will further be-noted that the` bottom endof the heel rest 24vwill then abut against the bottom plate 44 of theseat I6 preventing downward rotation of the composite leg rest.

The operation of the leg rest of our invention is as follws. Starting inthe stowed position as indicated to the right in Fig. 1 and in thebottom phantom View of Fig. 5, the wheels 32 rest upon the floor and thecalf cushion 22 is held in the stowed position by the links 26 which atthat time engage the hump 'I0 of the retarder strip 64. `In order to setup the leg rest, the occupant of the seat reaches down, grasps the handstrap 34, and pulls it forward and upward. The link 26 depresses thehump 'ID of the strip 64 causing the free end of the strip 64 to shiftdownward slightly and allow the said link 26 to slide past it. The nextsteps are to elevate the cushion 22 to an intermediate roughlyhorizontal position, allow the heel rest 24 to swing forward, and thendrop the calf cushion 22 into the assembled position where the stops 36come into contact with the tubular frame 28 of the heel rest 24,preventing the calf cushion 22 from dropping further. It will be seenthat during this operation the link 26 will come into contact with thehump 16 of the strip GS on the way up and thereby retard the movement ofthe cushion 22. Dropping the calf cushion 22 thereafter into the fullyassembled position will be retarded lessening the chances of a sharp andpossibly damaging fall. In the assembled position, however, the link 26actually does not contact the hump 16 of the retarder strip GS; andtherefore, initially lifting the cushion 22 for the purpose ofre-stowing the leg rest or otherwise, is not met with immediateresistance other than the weight of the leg rest. Further lifting thecalf cushion 22 to the fully elevated position enables one to engage thebullet lock and hold the leg rest in the fully elevated position as wasexplained above.

It will be noted that the relative lengths of the calf cushion 22 andthe heel rest 24 are important. In the irst place the calf cushion 22must A not be so long that the hand strap 34 is inconyveniently near thefloor and in the second place,

the calf cushion 22 must not be so short that it must be almost fullyelevated in order to allow Lhe heel rest 24 to pivot forward from-thestowed iosition. Furthermore the composite leg rest rust be sufficientlylong to provide a reasonably horizontal position forv the legs. We havecombined these considerations in this preferred embodiment of ourinvention by constructing the leg rest to accommodate approximately a 30slop-` ing angle for the legs with the calf cushion being approximatelyeight inches long and the heel rest approximately a foot long.Furthermore,` with this construction, the calf cushion 22 need not beelevated beyond the horizontal position to enable the occupant to swingthe heel rest forward. It is to be further noted that the leg rest ofour invention does not extend fully to the side of the seat 16', butroom is provided on either side of the leg rest for the occupants legswhile he is assembling the leg rest.

This preferred embodiment of our invention may be adapted for use inconjunction with other types of cushion furniture including householdfurniture, as well as chairs, benches, and the like. Also certainstructural variations will be evident to those skilled in the art. Forinstance, the recess 55 may be given a cylindrical contour with theupper rear Wall of the calf cushion 22 correspondingly cylindrical.Furthermore, the bearings 38 may be provided with helical springs forthe purpose of facilitating the upward rotation of the leg rest.Therefore it is not intended to confine the invention to the preferredembodiment herein shown but rather to measure it in terms of theappended claims.

Having thus disclosed and described an illustrative embodiment of ourinvention, what we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patentof the United States is:

'1. In an upholstered chair having a seat and a leg rest pivotallyconnected thereto, the combination with a frame providing space forstowing the leg rest beneath the chair seat, of suspension means withinthe chair seat upholstery for supporting the leg rest for free pivotalmovement of the leg rest above the floor level without the necessity ofraising the chair seat, and means isolating the said suspension meansfrom the chair seat upholstery.

2. In an upholstered chair seat having a leg rest pivotally connectedthereto, the combination with means for suspending the leg rest from apoint within the upholstery of the chair seat for free pivotal movementof the leg rest above the floor level without the necessity of raisingthe chair, of a frame providing space for stowing the leg rest beneaththe chair seat, walls in the lower forward portion of the chair seatforming a recess to receive the upper part of the leg rest in the stowedposition, and means isolating the suspension means from the chairupholstery.

3. A chair having in combination an upholstered chair seat, a two piecefolding leg rest including a calf rest section and a heel rest section,the chair seat being recessed horizontally in its lower forward portionto receive the upper part of the calf rest section of the leg rest,bearings within the upholstery of the said chair seat, inclined strutssupporting the said bearings above the level of the said recess, linkssecured to the said calf rest section and connected to the said bearingsto carry the said upper part of the calf rest in pivotal movement, thelinks and bearings being constructed and arranged to carry the said calfrest section in an arcuate path wherein the upper end ofA the said calfrest section will be located substantially adjacent to the upper forwardportion of the said chair seat when in the horizontal position andsubstantially within the -said recess when in the dependingl position.

4. A chair having in 'combination an upholstered seat including a basewith a substantial depth of cushioning supported thereon, a two piecefolding leg rest including a calf rest section and a heel rest section,an intermediate frame within the said chair'seat supported upon the saidchair seat base and adapted to 4provide for a horizontal recess inthelower forward portion of the said chair seat, va substantial depth ofcushioning supported vin the upper forward portion of the seat by theintermediate frame, means isolated from the said cushioning above thelevel of the intermediate frame supporting the said calf rest sectionfor pivotal movement from a horizontal position in the plane of thecushioned surface of the seat to a vertical position with the upper endof the calf rest section in the said recess, whereby substantialcushioning will be available in the forward portion of the chair abovethe intermediate frame and the full depth of the chair cushioning willbe available in the central and rear portions of the chair seat.

5. A chair having in combination a cushion seat having substantialdepth, a two piece leg rest including a calf rest section and a heelrest section pivotally interconnected, walls forming a recess in thelower forward portion of the said seat, bearings, means pivotallyconnecting the said calf rest section of the leg rest to the bearings,the bearings being located within the chair to carry the said calf restsection from a vertical position with its upper end in the said recessto a horizontal position in front of the said chair seat, means betweenthe bearings and above the said recess providing cushioning in the upperforward portion of the seat, the calf rest section of the leg resthanging only part way to the iioor in the vertical position, and thelength of the heel rest section of the leg rest being no greater thanthe height of the chair seat above the floor whereby the said heel restsection may swing clear of the oor when the calf rest section is in thehorizontal position, and the calf rest section may be reached in thevertical position without reaching the whole way to the floor.

6. A leg rest pivotally connected to the forward part of a chair seatfor movement from a stowed position under the chair through an arcuatepath in front of the chair to a fully elevated position substantiallyabove the chair, including a calf rest section pivotally connected tothe chair and a heel rest section pivotally connected to the said calfrest section, and locking mechanism adapted to secure the heel rest tothe calf rest when the calf rest is in the fully elevated position andthe heel rest is jackknifed against it, whereby downward pivotalmovement of the leg rest is prevented bv the bottom of the heel restpivoting against the chair.

7. A leg rest pivotally connected to the forward part of a chair seatfor movement from a stowed position under the chair through an arcuatepath in front of the chair to a fully elevated position substantiallyabove the chair, including a calf rest section pivotally connected tothe chair and a heel rest section pivotally connected to the said calfrest section, locking mechanism adapted to secure the heel rest to thecalf rest when the calf rest is in the fully elevated posi tion and theheel rest is jackknifed against it, and the said chair seat adapted tolie in the path of the said heel rest while locked to the calf restpreventing downward pivotal movement of the leg rest.

8..,A chairk having in combination; a deep cushioned seat includingabase plate, and cushioning mounted thereon; `a vtwo piece folding legrest including an upper section and a lower section; walls forming atransverse recess ad-apted to house the upper'sectionofv the said legrest in the lower forward cornerY of the seat; means pivotallyconnecting the said uppersection of the leg rest to the seat includingbearings adjacent to each side of the seat located toprovide atransverse pivot axis substantially'above the level ofthe said re,-cess; rneansisolating .the said bearings from the cushioning comprisingwalls forming vertical recesses in the forward portion of the seat`adjacent to and above the said transverse recess but not extendingthroughthe said cushioning on the seat level. 1': l i i 9. A chair asdescribed in claim 8 further characterized by curved links connectingthe leg rest to the said bearings whereby the said leg rest may bepivoted to a position substantially above the seat with the linksextending forward from the bearings, out of the said vertical recessesand upward to the said leg rest.

10. A chair having in combination an upholstered chair seat, a two piecefolding leg rest including a calf rest section and a heel rest section,the chair seat being recessed horizontally in its lower forward portionto receive the upper part of the calf rest section of the leg rest,bearings within the upholstery of the said chair seat, inclined strutssupporting the said bearings above the level of the said recess, linkssecured to the said calf rest section and connected to the said bearingsto carry the said upper part of the cali rest in pivotal movement, thelinks and bearings being constructed and arranged to carry the said calfrest section in an arcuate path wherein the upper end of the said calfrest sestion will be located substantially adjacent to the upper forwardportion of the said chair seat when in the horizontal position andsubstantially within the said recess when in the depending position, andspring metal strips bent to form resilient humps and located withrespect to the said links to lie with their said humps in the path ofthe said links when the calf rest is in the vicinity of the horizontalposition and in the depending position.

11. A chair having in combination an upholstered seat including a basewith a substantial depth of cushioning supported thereon, a two piecefolding leg rest including a calf rest section and a heel rest section,an intermediate frame within the said chair seat supported upon the saidchair seat base and adapted to provide walls for a horizontal recess inthe lower forward portion of the said chair seat, a substantial depth ofcushioning supported in the upper forward portion of the seat by theintermediate frame, means isolated from the said cushioning above thelevel of the intermediate frame supporting the said calf rest sectionfor pivotal movement from a horizontal position in the plane of thecushioned surface of the seat to a Vertical position with the upper endof the calf rest section in the said recess, whereby substantialcushioning will be available in the forward portion of the chair abovethe intermediate fra-me and the full depth of the chair cushioning willbe available in the central and rear portions of the chair seat andwalls forming vertical recesses housing the said calf rest supportingmeans.

l2. A leg rest pivotally connected to the forward part of a chair seatfor movement from a stowed position under the chair through an arcuatepath in front of the chair to a fully elevated ll position substantiallyabove the chair, including a calf rest section pivotally connected tothe chair and a heel rest section pivotally connected to the said calfrest section, and links connecting the calf rest section to the chairseat being formed in an exaggerated curve whereby, when the calf rest isin the said fully elevated position, the links will extend horizontallyfrom the point of connection to the seat forward past the front of theseat, then upward to the said calf rest, the said 1o leg rest furthercharacterized by being pivotally connected tol an upholstered chair seatwith the point of connection being substantially above the bottom of thesaid chair seat, and walls forming recesses in the lower forward part ofthe chair 15 seat to receive the said links.

SEVERIN B. HEN'DRICKSON. ROBERT N. OWLER.

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